Atypical Antipsychotics and Metabolic Syndrome: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Differences

• Main Authors: Marco Carli (Author), Shivakumar Kolachalam (Author), Biancamaria Longoni (Author), Anna Pintaudi (Author), Marco Baldini (Author), Stefano Aringhieri (Author), Irene Fasciani (Author), Paolo Annibale (Author), Roberto Maggio (Author), Marco Scarselli (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) are commonly prescribed medications to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and other psychotic disorders. However, they might cause metabolic syndrome (MetS) in terms of weight gain, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and high blood pressure, which are responsible...